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And not just the stroke. Sometimes (often) his whole body was still looking and standing at the path and table and his opponent , and he would fire away with amazing speed control.

Oh, I would do that for sure. Back then before template racks. It was the best way to sneak the head ball into the side pocket. I learned to break that way playing 90-yr old at the senior center on their 9’ table. Made the head ball in the side every time.

I had one Accustats one pocket of Hopkins versus Varner. I literally fell asleep watching the first game and woke up an hour later and it was still on the first game. Hopkins ended up beating Varner 3 to 2 I think. In the Billiards Digest Hopkins Hall of Fame Link, page 2 of the article has...

Yep. He was voted by his peers at the time in Billiards Digest in 1991 as the top one pocket player for a reason. Here’s an interesting read when Hopkins gets inducted into the BCa Hall of Fame: https://www.billiardsdigest.com/new_current_issue/jul_08/story_3.php

Is it still going on? Is it being televised? I’m in Wuxi right now.

I believe people find that off the head rail get the right height of the cuestick automatically for that angle of attack, especially for pop breakers. I remember Dennis O. raising his bridge on the bed to get the height he needed. Corey one tournament broke using a mechanical bridge, and he...

Efren is the GOAT of one-pocket. IMO, better than anyone who ever played. But in the 80’s and most of the 90’s, he wasn’t yet. That was the question. He was still learning the game in the early to mid 90’s and didn’t play it for most of the 80’s.

Can someone tell me why those U.S. Open one pockets weren’t considered major tournaments? As a sincere question because several of them are not, and then they became major tournaments.

Ah, I misunderstood what you meant then.

Well.. I guess that begs the question. Maybe I misunderstood what a “break spot” is since that’s not a term.

That would seem incredibly silly. The little spot is called the spot and has been used since the spot was created. why would somebody spot a ball somewhere other than where a spot is that defines the spot?

Efren was NOT the best one pocket player in the 80’s and 90’s. From the pro ranks, Hopkins, Varner, Matthews would be at the top. Mizerak was good one pocket player. Fusco and Diliberto would also have to be mentioned, as would Sigel. Not as well known for one pocket moves, but Grady would...

The Bowery Billiards Company was started by Isadore Rich. His son Sol (Saul) started Rich Cue as an offshoot. Bowery concentrated on billiard balls. Cousin Abe joined the company years after his holocaust survival as a worker bee. An apprentice, so to speak. But make no mistake, Sol was...

No, it’s not an Abe Rich. It’s a Rich Cue

I wrote the InsidePool article on Abe Rich. In case you wanted some answers.

As I said, it’s not an Abe Rich. If you’re trying to show me a Rich Catalog, then that is your proof that it is not an Abe Rich.

It’s not an Abe Rich.

Full splice. Or a shorty full splice blank. It’s the Balabushka method of the short full splice blank attached to the handle, but George would put an anti-buzz ring between the handle and the forearm blank.

It is simply because the position of the chalk in the hand. To place it face up, you have to reposition the chalk with a slight rotation. In Efren’s case, he has a unique chalking style where he sort of cups the chalk. Sometimes, he would to really have to spin the chalk to put it face up.

I’ve never heard this. I know Rempe won several in a row, and I know Sigel won several in a row. But never heard Buddy winning several majors in a row. @jay helfert